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?Think about it, in a world where your all is measured by something so accurate and tangible as a number, and that number directly feeds into how powerful you are, well, of course those with more are going to lord it over those with less. Fantasizing that society wouldn?t be anything but a hierarchical nightmare is simply naive.?

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Dreadwolf by Stratothrax

One of the themes that is implicit to all LitRPG/Gamelit is also present in other genres, but here made explicit (and assigned a number), is this concept that more/stronger/faster is better. This is usually also played out as a meritocracy where those who do best progress fastest. I find it really interesting how popular this is in spite of the opposite trend on especially YA lit.

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Hello John!

** On Thursday 05.08.21 - 17:04, you wrote:

stronger/faster is better. This is usually also played out
as a meritocracy where those who do best progress fastest.
I find it really interesting how popular this is in spite
of the opposite trend on especially YA lit.

I can't say that I've read much recent YA lit, but from the few
titles/series that I've tackled, the imagined characters that
are depicted younger/stronger/clever/fastest usually succeed.

What YA titles are you referring to?

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